Visual and auditory integration problems are frequently noticed in children with cerebral palsy.  This condition is different from having a physical inability to see or hear things.  A visual processing deficit makes it hard to find the words for objects that are seen.  Sometimes, if they are asked to go get an object, they might look right at it and then say they can't find it.  They are seeing it, but their brains are not processing what they are viewing.

Children with auditory integration problems hear sounds, but the brain does not process them in a meaningful way.  It may take several minutes for speech they’ve heard to "click" and make sense.  One helpful way of interacting with children who suffer auditory integration problems is to break down instructions, giving them one thing at a time to do.  Let them finish with the first task before giving them directions for the next step.  Music therapy can also be helpful with treating auditory processing deficits.

Some children with cerebral palsy have a disability in feeling simple sensations, such as touch and pain.  They may also have difficulty perceiving and identifying objects by using the sense of touch (stereognosis).  For example, if children with stereognosis could not see an object placed in their hand, they would have trouble identifying it.